"...when his feet are right...", "...untapped potential waiting to be unlocked."
the point reamins the same, if the motor isn't running, he's a sloppy player. nobody doubts the potential he has. the risk is whether he will want to "unlock it".
Who here wants Forrest Lamp? I do!
- Thread starter UCF Nation
- Start date
"...when his feet are right...", "...untapped potential waiting to be unlocked."
the point reamins the same, if the motor isn't running, he's a sloppy player. nobody doubts the potential he has. the risk is whether he will want to "unlock it".
i don't see any risk in drafting Conley, or anyone for that matter, in round 7 :idk:
Prove it. How do you "know" it was a bluff? Granted it would only be wasting a 7th- the dude came out and said he would re enter the draft the next year if taken late... senseless to take a chance on anyone saying that.
Soliai was a 4th round pick who was only asked to play on run downs. Most coaches expect to have to develop 4th rounders. Big difference between 52 and 108. Bill Polian lost it years ago and says so much off the wall stuff nowadays that I cannot take him seriously.
It's a little ironic that you are confident in Phillips but don't like McDowell. They both have the same "red flags" concerning effort and work ethic.
The fact that we have invested SO much in Suh, just makes finding a partner for him more important. He is just wasting away at the moment with little help and he is already 30 years old. We have 4 DE's whether you like them or not. We only have 2 DT's. Same goes with LB, FS and G. Starters have been put in place by the FO. While most of us may not like the players slotted at some of those positions, they have been addressed. DT has not.
Phillips is good for 20-25 snaps a game and has shown nothing to make anyone think he can handle more. Gase has been on him to get his snaps up. It's a huge gamble (at the cost of our run defense) to assume he will work harder this year than he has the previous two years. He couldn't even displace underachieving, Earl Mitchell. Most players like this don't get motivated until their contract year.
McDowell may not be the player for us but we have a huge need at DT.
---------- Post added at 09:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:15 AM ----------
All very true.
Here is Mike Mayock's latest rankings....Everyone's board will be different but it gives you some idea of who will be available at 22. Out of this list, players 20, 30 & 32 will likely go in the top 20 and Conley will likely drop. I could also see Bolles (33) go before our pick as well.
I'm thinking a trade down is the smart move.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000802568/article/mike-mayocks-2017-nfl-draft-top-100-prospect-rankings
I'm thinking a trade down is the smart move.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000802568/article/mike-mayocks-2017-nfl-draft-top-100-prospect-rankings
ESPN just mocked McDowell to Miami, if anyone really cares. I don't like the thought of another physically gifted, but low-effort guy challenging another physically gifted, but low-effort guy (Jordan Phillips) for playing time. Just doubling down on a weakness. He kind of reminds me of a poor mans Daryl Gardener. No question he could dominate when he wanted to, but looked disengaged for long stretches.
Forrest Lamp in the first round for the Miami Dolphins?
No.
Not likely.
Not as a first option. Nor a second option.
https://miamiherald.relaymedia.com/...-blogs/armando-salguero/article146797284.html
No.
Not likely.
Not as a first option. Nor a second option.
https://miamiherald.relaymedia.com/...-blogs/armando-salguero/article146797284.html
Where there is smoke, there is screen. I wouldn't believe a single word about any team or prospect leaking out a week or so prior to the draft.
At 22 your getting to a point where a lot of picks will be considered a reach. The other DE's projected to be there have many question marks as well.
---------- Post added at 09:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 AM ----------
Very true, although Armando has been plugged in, could very well be smoke at this point.
- Joined
- Mar 14, 2016
- Messages
- 13,460
- Reaction score
- 16,404
Not to state the obvious, but I can see Conley going anywhere from R2 to UDFA. The negative press against the team taking him will be over the top. That's not to say Conley is innocent or guilty or whether the heat will be deserved or not - I make no judgement call. But his selection will have FAR more to do with calculating how much negative press will follow and when Conley at east equates that negative press. Any report between now and draft day leaning towards guilt or innocence will have more affect than his talent.
What I took from that article:
That team (talking about New England) spends on its quarterback and defensive playmakers, such as cornerbacks. It spends on receivers and offensive tackles.
Not on guards.
We've already invested in our QB, OT's, WR's and CB's. Every team needs defensive playmaker's and while we can certainly use another DE it's not like we are rebuilding this thing. We are fine tuning. If the best OG in the draft is there and the 5th best DE, it's not that cut and dry.
I think this regime is pretty smart and will have multiple plans in place and be ready to adapt on the fly. Too many variables with this draft to have a strong feel for how the second half of the first round will play out let alone the first half of it.
Keep your options open, seek value and attack the board is all I can say.
I am not saying we taking Lamp but I certainly think we can afford that luxury at this point in the process.
That team (talking about New England) spends on its quarterback and defensive playmakers, such as cornerbacks. It spends on receivers and offensive tackles.
Not on guards.
We've already invested in our QB, OT's, WR's and CB's. Every team needs defensive playmaker's and while we can certainly use another DE it's not like we are rebuilding this thing. We are fine tuning. If the best OG in the draft is there and the 5th best DE, it's not that cut and dry.
I think this regime is pretty smart and will have multiple plans in place and be ready to adapt on the fly. Too many variables with this draft to have a strong feel for how the second half of the first round will play out let alone the first half of it.
Keep your options open, seek value and attack the board is all I can say.
I am not saying we taking Lamp but I certainly think we can afford that luxury at this point in the process.
NE has a fairly young o-line right now, that's the only reason they dont have a lot of money tied up at the guard spots. Toss in one of the best o-line coaches in the modern era NFL (Scarnecchia) and that's where their success derives from. Not necessarily that they don't value guard.
I still believe in Jordan Phillips.
hendrixson13
Rookie
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2006
- Messages
- 17
- Reaction score
- 0
I would love him on the team. Solid offensive lineman for 7-10 years.